{"id":4778,"date":"2025-07-30T16:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:03:06","slug":"lt-shares-surge-as-analysts-raise-price-targets-following-strong-q1-fy26-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/lt-shares-surge-as-analysts-raise-price-targets-following-strong-q1-fy26-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"L&amp;T Shares Surge as Analysts Raise Price Targets Following Strong Q1 FY26 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"0\">Engineering and infrastructure powerhouse <strong>Larsen &amp; Toubro (L&amp;T)<\/strong> kicked off FY26 with an impressive first-quarter performance, pushing its stock price up 4.4% intraday to \u20b93,650.90 on July 30, 2025. The rally followed upbeat earnings and bullish analyst sentiment, placing L&amp;T among the day\u2019s top gainers on the Nifty 50 index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Financial Highlights \u2013 Q1 FY26<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Net Profit<\/strong>: \u20b93,617 crore, a 30% year-on-year jump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Revenue<\/strong>: \u20b963,679 crore, up 15.5% YoY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order Inflow<\/strong>: \u20b994,453 crore, up 33% YoY\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>International Orders<\/strong>: \u20b948,675 crore (52% of total)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domestic Orders<\/strong>: \u20b945,778 crore (up 22%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order Book<\/strong>: \u20b96.13 lakh crore, a 6% increase since March 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Return on Equity<\/strong>: 17%, approaching the company\u2019s FY26 target of 18%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Net Working Capital Ratio<\/strong>: 10%, lowest in a decade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Revised Analyst Targets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Brokerages have responded with upgraded price targets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Brokerage<\/th><th>Rating<\/th><th>Revised Price Target<\/th><th>Commentary<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Motilal Oswal<\/td><td>Buy<\/td><td>\u20b94,200<\/td><td>Strong order book, earnings beat<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jefferies<\/td><td>Buy<\/td><td>\u20b94,230<\/td><td>Margin expansion via hydrocarbon business<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CLSA<\/td><td>Outperform<\/td><td>\u20b94,176<\/td><td>Execution &amp; working capital surprises<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>JM Financial<\/td><td>Buy<\/td><td>\u20b94,313<\/td><td>Confidence in Middle East projects<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ICICI Securities<\/td><td>Buy<\/td><td>\u20b94,450<\/td><td>Re-rating potential in core businesses<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Emkay Global<\/td><td>Buy<\/td><td>\u20b94,000<\/td><td>Attractive valuation, steady growth outlook<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>L&amp;T\u2019s Hydrocarbon division is showing strength, boosting margins and profitability. Its execution of large-scale infrastructure contracts, especially overseas, has impressed analysts. The firm\u2019s five-year strategy, \u2018Lakshya,\u2019 is nearing completion with key milestones achieved in efficiency and returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts believe L&amp;T can exceed its full-year targets for order inflow and revenue growth, signaling potential upside ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investor Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"0\">With strong fundamentals, an expansive order book, and disciplined capital management, L&amp;T is being viewed as a standout performer in India\u2019s industrial sector for FY26. Analysts widely agree: it&#8217;s a stock to watch as infrastructure demand and global project momentum build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/who-is-the-best-sebi-registered-investment-advisor-in-i\">Eqwires Research Analyst<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/\">Top-notch SEBI registered research analyst<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best SEBI registered Intraday tips provider <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"mailto:info@eqwires.com\"><strong>info@eqwires.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-red-color has-text-color\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/eqwires\">Telegram&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eqwires\/\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/Eqwires\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Call: +91 9624421555 \/&nbsp;<em>+91 9624461555<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/\">www.eqwires.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engineering and infrastructure powerhouse Larsen &amp; Toubro (L&amp;T) kicked off FY26 with an impressive first-quarter performance, pushing its stock price up 4.4% intraday to \u20b93,650.90 on July 30, 2025. The rally followed upbeat earnings and bullish analyst sentiment, placing L&amp;T among the day\u2019s top gainers on the Nifty 50 index. Key Financial Highlights \u2013 Q1 FY26 Revised Analyst Targets Brokerages have responded with upgraded price targets: Brokerage Rating Revised Price Target Commentary Motilal Oswal Buy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/lt-shares-surge-as-analysts-raise-price-targets-following-strong-q1-fy26-performance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;L&amp;T Shares Surge as Analysts Raise Price Targets Following Strong Q1 FY26 Performance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-sebi-registered-advisory-company"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4780,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778\/revisions\/4780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eqwires.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}